mechanism of the Eurosystem's credit support policies since the start of the crisis. First, we show that these policies have … indeed been successful in stimulating the credit flow of banks to the private sector. Second, we find support for the "bank … responded more to the credit support policies of the Eurosystem as a result of more favourable size, retail and liquidity …

may vary across lenders. We find strong evidence that credit tightened in the relatively early stages of the crises caused … domestic banks. The observed decline in credit is greater among high-risk firms and firms with fewer tangible assets. …

smooth transmission of credit to borrowers. While results from the years prior to the crisis often cast doubts on the … provision of credit. We show that new factors, such as changes in banks’ business models and market funding patterns, had …

This paper presents a micro data approach to the identification of credit crunches. Using a survey among German firms … which regularly queries the firms' assessment of the current willingness of banks to extend credit we estimate the … probability of a restrictive credit supply policy by time taking into account the creditworthiness of borrowers. Creditworthiness …

banks during the 1990s on credit allocation using the Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises. This survey includes a … from our model. We found that credit was reduced when the balance sheet of firms and banks deteriorated. The effects are …

clearly confirm that the amount of credit money in the economy is a very important variable, that can affect economic …

clearly confirm that the amount of credit in the economy is a very important variable, which can affect economic performance …

developing countries. The findings indicate that microfinance has been part of the same credit boom observed in the traditional … characterizing feature of microfinance or whether the same risk factors associated with excessive credit growth lead - as in the …, high credit growth rates and rapidly increasing competition experienced a substantial decrease in credit growth and …